Maxima of long period variable RS Centauri on the 12th March, 2010 Magnitude: 8.6-13.4 V Type: Mira Period: Position (2000): RA 11 20 27.8883, Dec -61 52 36.821
The 850 - 1900 metre wide asteroid 2005 UJ159 will make a close pass (0.2699 AU), travelling at 0.27 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 29th December, 2011 @ 17:55 UT ±00:01. See more
Google has updated their lunar exploration tool with content from NASA Ames researchers, including high-resolution immersive panoramas from every Apollo landing site (available in context for the first time), historic audio clips, re-projected high-resolution charts, surface imagery, an...
The KOMPASS-2 satellite that was launched on the 26th May, 2006, from a submarine in the Barents Sea is predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 11th December, 2011 @ --:-- GMT ± -- hours.KOMPASS-2
1 29157U 06019A 11303.74741535 .00124959 00000-0 69518-3 6937
2 29157 078.8887 009.81...
SER: New Scientific Visualization Tool for Exoplanets The Scientific Exoplanets Renderer (SER) is a new scientific software tool by the Planetary Habitability Laboratory (PHL) to generate photorealistic visualizations of exoplanets. SER uses physical properties from exoplanets and their...
Orbital elements:
2011 UM147 Earth MOID = 0.2534 AU
Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC
M 17.09410 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.22039784 Peri. 63.16462 +0.68538016 +0.72043385
a 2.7143415 Node 250.52181 -0.70162495 +0.61440672
e 0.5420908 Incl. 6.45370 -0.19487553 +0.32168222
P 4.47 H 18.8 G...
Orbital elements:
2011 YQ15
Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
M 349.62099 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.17390602 Peri. 302.97375 -0.95442656 -0.29734100
a 3.1787739 Node 219.74510 +0.28546203 -0.88444377
e 0.5817587 Incl. 2.29978 +0.08707104 -0.35964920
P 5.67 H 18.6 G 0.15 U 6
MPEC 2011...
Orbital elements:
2011 YU15
Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
M 12.47245 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.21160423 Peri. 87.71095 -0.62187431 -0.78038706
a 2.7890298 Node 40.98108 +0.67307232 -0.57526969
e 0.5007872 Incl. 5.71738 +0.40030737 -0.24507309
P 4.66 H 17.6 G 0.15 U 9 MPEC 2011 - Y44
Orbital elements:
2011 YV15 Earth MOID = 0.2987 AU
Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
M 3.06459 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.21154945 Peri. 162.99996 -0.96417811 -0.26523931
a 2.7895112 Node 1.62757 +0.22971269 -0.84048356
e 0.5378009 Incl. 5.95204 +0.13263726 -0.47247803
P 4.66 H 17.0 G 0.1...
Orbital elements:
2011 YW15 Earth MOID = 0.0137 AU
Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
M 47.25236 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.54562903 Peri. 353.63981 +0.08156111 -0.99276627
a 1.4832160 Node 91.65711 +0.91826553 +0.04048294
e 0.3285857 Incl. 5.05686 +0.38747413 +0.11303214
P 1.81 H 24.6 G 0...
Orbital elements:
2011 YX15 Earth MOID = 0.0176 AU
Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
M 103.02737 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.82366821 Peri. 125.14113 +0.71310141 -0.66564629
a 1.1271140 Node 277.69315 +0.54905967 +0.72540391
e 0.1630629 Incl. 12.82661 +0.43591268 +0.17522610
P 1.20 H 25....
The hunt for Mokele-mbembe: Congo's Loch Ness Monster The search for Scotland's Loch Ness Monster is world famous. Far less well-known is the hunt for a similar creature, Mokele-mbembe, which is reputed to live in the remote north of Congo-Brazzaville. But how strong is the evidence? [url=http:/...
Thomas James Alan Henderson (28 December 1798 - 23 November 1844) was a Scottish astronomer noted for being the first person to measure the distance to Alpha Centauri, the major component of the nearest stellar system to Earth, and for being the first Astronomer Royal for Scotland. Read more
Carl-Gustaf Arvid Rossby (Stockholm 28 December 1898 - Stockholm 19 August 1957) was a Swedish-U.S. meteorologist who first explained the large-scale motions of the atmosphere in terms of fluid mechanics. Read more
